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Stanford NGSS Integrated CurriculumAn Exploration of a Multidimensional World

Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning & Equity

StanfordNGSSIntegratedCurriculum6thGradeScienceUnit4:AWarmerWorld

CulminatingProject

StudentVersion StanfordNGSSIntegratedCurriculum2019 1

UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?

ChallengeIntheLift-OffTask,yousawthatbeepopulationsaredrasticallydecreasing.Weareseeingthesekindsofchanges

inorganismsaroundtheworld—changesinpopulationsizeandeveninbehaviorandintraits.Whyisthis

happeningandwhatcanwedoaboutit?

Yourtaskistopickaplantoranimalharmedbyglobalwarmingand

designamethodtomonitorandminimizethisimpact.Youhave

likelyseenimagesorvideosdepictingverysadstoriesofanimals

affectedbyclimatechange.Whileitiscertainlysad,thereisstill

hope!Asagroup,createanadvocacyvideothatdescribesthe

humanimpactonyourorganismandgivesapotentialsolution,thus

replacingthesadandhopelesstypeofvideoweusuallysee.

Individually,youwillthencompareandevaluateallthedifferent

solutionsamongstyourclassmates.Youmaypresentyour

evaluationintheformatofyourchoice(report,poster,powerpoint,video,podcast,etc.)

ListofOrganismstoChooseFrom o MagpieLark

o Shorebird

o FinnishFarmBird

o Salmon

o WhoopingCrane

o Hummingbird

o Caribou

o Lilac

o SpiderOrchid

o GlacierLily


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GroupProjectCriteriaforSuccess Youradvocacyvideoshouldinclude:

ü Adescriptionoftheproblem

o Howisyourchosenplant/animalaffectedbyglobalwarming,andwhyisitaproblem?

o Whatarethecriteriaforsolvingthisproblem?

o Whataresomeconstraintsinsolvingthisproblem?

ü Anexplanationofyourmethodtomonitororminimizetheimpactonyourplant/animal

ü Theprosandconsofyoursolution

o Howdoesitmeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblem?

o Whataresomechallengesinmeetingthecriteriaandconstraints?

ü QualityVideoStructure

o Grabstheaudience’sattention

o Isorganizedlogically

o Includesrelevantvisuals

o Persuadesyouraudience


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IndividualProjectCriteriaforSuccessYoursolutionsevaluationshouldinclude:

ü Adescriptionoftheproblemfacingalloftheorganisms,including:

o Thecriteriaandconstraintsforsolvingthisproblemforalloftheorganisms

ü Scientificbackgroundtohelpyouraudienceunderstandtheproblem,including:

o Thecauseoftheproblemandtheevidencethatsupportsthiscause-and-effectrelationship

o Whetheryouthinkthisproblemwascausedbyasuddenchangeorgradualchangesthathave

accumulatedovertimeandwhy

ü Anargumentforwhyglobalwarmingposesathreattoorganisms,including:

o Howalltheorganisms’behaviorsorstructuresaffecttheirprobabilityforsuccessfulreproduction,

and

o Howthesebehaviorsorstructuresarebeingaffectedbyrisingtemperatures

o Forbothbulletsabove,remembertoincludedescriptionsofexamplesfromothergroups’

projectsasevidence


ü Anevaluationofsolutions:

o Whichsolutiondoyouthinkwillhavethemostimpact(bestmeetsthecriteria)?Why?

o Whichsolutionseemstobethemostfeasible(bestmeetstheconstraints)?Why?

o Basedonyourevaluation,whichsolutionwouldyourecommendandwhy?


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SolutionsEvaluationPeerReviewFeedback

CompleteafteryouhaveafullfirstdraftofyourSolutionsEvaluation.

EvaluationOwner’sName

EvaluationReviewer’sName

ReviewthefollowingsectionsoftheSolutionsEvaluation:

ü Adescriptionoftheproblemfacingalloftheorganisms,including:

o Thecriteriaandconstraintsforsolvingthisproblemforalloftheorganisms

Ø PositiveComment:

Ø ConstructiveComment:

ü Scientificbackgroundtohelpyouraudienceunderstandtheproblem,including:

o Thecauseoftheproblemandtheevidencethatsupportsthiscause-and-effectrelationship

o Whetheryouthinkthisproblemwascausedbyasuddenchangeorgradualchangesthathave

accumulatedovertimeandwhy

Ø PositiveComment:



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ü Anargumentforwhyglobalwarmingposesathreattoorganisms,including:

o Howalltheorganisms’behaviorsorstructuresaffecttheirprobabilityforsuccessful

reproduction,and

o Howthesebehaviorsorstructuresarebeingaffectedbyrisingtemperatures

o Forbothbulletsabove,remembertoincludedescriptionsofexamplesfromothergroups’

projectsasevidence

Ø PositiveComment:



Ø PositiveComment:


ü Anevaluationofsolutions:

o Whichsolutiondoyouthinkwillhavethemostimpact(bestmeetsthecriteria)?Why?

o Whichsolutionseemstobethemostfeasible(bestmeetstheconstraints)?Why?

o Basedonyourevaluation,whichsolutionwouldyourecommendandwhy?

Ø PositiveComment:


StanfordNGSSIntegratedCurriculum6thGradeScienceUnit4:AWarmerWorld3-DimensionalIndividualProjectRubric


Overview:Thefollowingrubricscanbeusedtoassesstheindividualproject:anevaluationofdifferentsolutionstominimizehumanimpactonorganisms.EachrubricisalignedtoonesectionoftheIndividualProjectCriteriaforSuccess,locatedonyourCulminatingProjectStudentInstructions.Usetheserubricstoseeifyouaredoingyourbestworkonyourindividualproject.Rubric1:Studentdefinestheproblemofhumanimpactonorganisms,includingcriteriaofsuccessandconstraintsthatmightlimitpossiblesolutions.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentdoesnotdefinetheproblemofhumanimpactonorganismsand/orincludesinaccurateorirrelevantcriteriaofsuccessandconstraintsthatmightlimitpossiblesolutions.

Studentaccuratelydefinestheproblemofhumanimpactonorganisms,includingaccuratecriteriaofsuccessORconstraintsthatmightlimitpossiblesolutions.

Studentaccuratelydefinestheproblemofhumanimpactonorganisms,includingaccuratebutpartialcriteriaofsuccessandconstraintsthatmightlimitpossiblesolutions.

Studentaccuratelydefinestheproblemofhumanimpactonorganisms,includingaccurateandcompletecriteriaofsuccessandconstraintsthatmightlimitpossiblesolutions.

Rubric2:Studentexplainsthecauseoftheproblem,includingwhetheritisduetoasuddenchangeorgradualchangesthataccumulateovertime.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentinaccuratelyexplainsthecauseoftheproblem.

Studentaccuratelybutpartiallyexplainsthecauseoftheproblem,andmayincludewhetheritisduetoasuddenchangeorgradualchangesthataccumulateovertime.

Studentaccuratelyandcompletelyexplainsthecauseoftheproblem,butdoesnotincludewhetheritisduetoasuddenchangeorgradualchangesthataccumulateovertime.

Studentaccuratelyandcompletelyexplainsthecauseoftheproblem,includingwhetheritisduetoasuddenchangeorgradualchangesthataccumulateovertime.

Rubric3:Studentarguesthatthereareplantstructuresandanimalbehaviorsthataffecttheprobabilityofsuccessfulreproduction,supportingwithevidencefromtheirownandothergroups’projects.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentaccuratelyarguesthatthereareplantstructuresandanimalbehaviorsthataffecttheprobabilityofsuccessfulreproduction,butevidencefromtheirownorothergroups’projectsismissingorinaccurate.

Studentaccuratelyarguesthatthereareplantstructuresandanimalbehaviorsthataffecttheprobabilityofsuccessfulreproduction,supportingwithgeneralscientificreasoningratherthanevidence.

Studentaccuratelyarguesthatthereareplantstructuresandanimalbehaviorsthataffecttheprobabilityofsuccessfulreproduction,supportingwithonesourceofrelevantevidencefromtheirownorothergroups’projects.

Studentaccuratelyarguesthatthereareplantstructuresandanimalbehaviorsthataffecttheprobabilityofsuccessfulreproduction,supportingwithmultiplesourcesofrelevantevidencefromtheirownandothergroups’projects.

StanfordNGSSIntegratedCurriculum6thGradeScienceUnit4:AWarmerWorld3-DimensionalIndividualProjectRubric


Rubric4:Studentexplainsthatglobalwarminglikelycausesnegativeeffectsonmanyorganisms,supportingwithevidencefromtheirownandothergroups’projects.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentaccuratelyexplainsthatglobalwarminglikelycausesnegativeeffectsonmanyorganisms,butevidencefromtheirownorothergroups’projectsismissing,inaccurate,orirrelevant.

Studentaccuratelyexplainsthatglobalwarminglikelycausesnegativeeffectsonmanyorganisms,supportingwithgeneralscientificreasoningratherthanevidence.

Studentaccuratelyexplainsthatglobalwarminglikelycausesnegativeeffectsonmanyorganisms,supportingwithonesourceofevidencefromtheirownorothergroups’projects.

Studentaccuratelyexplainsthatglobalwarminglikelycausesnegativeeffectsonmanyorganisms,supportingwithmultiplesourcesofevidencefromtheirownandothergroups’projects.

Rubric5:Studentdescribestheirsolutiontomonitorandminimizehumanimpactontheirchosenorganism.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentdescribestheirsolutionthatdoesnotmonitororminimizehumanimpactonanorganism.

Studentdescribestheirsolutiontomonitorandminimizeanirrelevanthumanimpactontheirchosenorganism,whichisnotrelatedtoglobalwarming.

Studentdescribestheirsolutiontomonitorandminimizetherelevanthumanimpactontheirchosenorganism,usingpartialdetail.

Studentdescribestheirsolutiontomonitorandminimizetherelevanthumanimpactontheirchosenorganism,usingsufficientdetail.

Rubric6:Studentevaluatesdifferentsolutionsbyidentifyingsolutionsthatbestmeetthecriteriaand/orconstraintsoftheproblemandprovidingrationales.

Emerging(1) Developing(2) Proficient(3) Advanced(4)Studentevaluatesdifferentsolutionsbyidentifyingirrelevantsolutionsthatdonotmeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblem.

Studentevaluatesdifferentsolutionsbyidentifyingrelevantsolutionsthatbestmeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblem,butrationaleismissing.

Studentevaluatesdifferentsolutionsbyidentifyingrelevantsolutionsthatbestmeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblemandprovidingsomerationale.

Studentevaluatesdifferentsolutionsbyidentifyingrelevantsolutionsthatbestmeetthecriteriaandconstraintsoftheproblemandprovidingdetailedrationales.


ProjectOrganizer


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?Youhavebeenaskedtocreateanadvocacyvideothatdescribesthehumanimpactonanorganismandgivesapotentialsolution.Aftereachtask,youwillreturntothetablebelowtoorganizewhatyoulearnasyougothroughtheunit.Bytheendofthethreetasks,youwillhaveallthisinformationtouseforyourculminatingproject.Foreachactivity,besuretoincludeanswerstoALLthequestionsprovided.Lift-OffTask:BadNewsforBees

Basedonyourdiscussioningroupstoday,q Makeahypothesis:Whatdoyouthinkiscausingthebeepopulationtodecrease?q Doyouthinkotherorganismsaroundtheworldmightalsobeaffectedbythesame

cause?How?

Task1:HeatingUp

Youhavebeenprovidedwithalistoforganismsthatareaffectedbyrisingtemperatures.Asagroup,selectanorganismfromthelisttofocusonforyourculminatingprojectandresearchyourorganism.Thenindividually,

r Definetheproblem:Whatishappeningtoglobaltemperatureandwhymightitbeaproblem?

r Identifythecriteriaforasuccessfulsolution:Howwillyouknowifasolutionaddressestheproblem?

r Identifytheconstraintsofsolvingthisproblem:Whatmightmakeithardtosolvethisproblem?


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Task2:ItTakesTwo

Consideryourchosenorganismanddoadditionalresearch,asnecessary:r WhatspecializedstructuresORbehaviorsdoesyourorganismhavethathelpitsurvive

andreproduce?Describehowthesecharacteristicsspecificallyhelpwithsurvivaland/orreproduction.

Task3:FeelingtheImpact

Inthistask,youlearnedabouthowhumansareimpactingyourchosenorganismthroughglobalwarmingandarewellonyourwaytocomingupwithasolution!

r Summarizetheideasfromyourposterhere.o Describethefeedbackyoureceivedfrompeersandhowyouplantoreviseit

basedonthatfeedback.r ReturntoyourcriteriaandconstraintsthatyouidentifiedafterTask1.Basedonwhat

youhavelearnedaboutyourorganismsofar,howcanyourevisethemoraddtothem?


Lift-OffTask:BadNewsforBees


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?Inthelastunit,youlearnedthatanorganism—algae—isbeingaffectedbychangestoitsenvironment.Takealookatthedatabelowshowingthepopulationofanotherorganism—bees:

PartA:Ifyouwantedtoknowmoreabouttheworld’sbeepopulationbetween1947-2008,whatquestionswouldyouask?Individuallyrecordanyquestionsyouwouldneedtoasktogetabetterunderstandingoftheworld’sbeepopulation.




PartB:Asagroup,ü Discusswhatquestionseachmemberwroteonhisorherlist. ü Onalargepieceofposterpaper:

o Writethephrase“TheChangingBeePopulation”inthemiddleofyourposteranddrawacirclearoundit.

o Aroundthecircle,recordthequestionsthatweresimilaracrossyourgroupmembers. o Drawlinestolinktogetherquestionsthatrelatetoeachother. o Draftpossibleanswerstothequestions,usingyourpriorknowledge.Connectthesetothe

questionsonyourposter. ü Postyourgroupposteronthewall. ü Walkaroundandlookateachgroups’ideas.

PartC:Asawholeclass,ü Constructaclassconceptmapwiththephenomenoninthemiddle:“TheChangingBeePopulation”.

o Decidewhichkeyquestionsyouwanttohaveontheconceptmap. o Drawlineswitharrowsbetweentwokeyquestionstoshowthatthereisarelationship. o Makeasmanyconnectionsasyoucanbetweenthequestionsontheconceptmap.

ü It’simportantforeveryonetosharetheirideasandit’sokayifyoudon’tagree. ü Youwillreviseandaddnewquestionsandinformationtothisconceptmapasyoulearnmoreaboutthe

causesandeffectsofthedecliningbeepopulation. UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ConnectingtotheCulminatingProjectYouhavebeenaskedtocreateanadvocacyvideothatdescribesthehumanimpactonanorganismandgivesapotentialsolution.Basedonyourdiscussioningroupstoday,

ü Makeahypothesis:Whatdoyouthinkiscausingthebeepopulationtodecrease?ü Doyouthinkotherorganismsaroundtheworldmightalsobeaffectedbythesamecause?How?

ThisshouldbecompletedindividuallyinyourProjectOrganizer.




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit? ReflectionIndividuallyreflectontheLift-OffTask,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youmadealistofallthequestionsyouhaveaboutthedecliningbeepopulation.Lookbackatyourlist:thinkaboutthequestionsyourpeersaskedthatyoudidnotinitiallywritedown.Howaretheirquestionsdifferentfromtheonesyouoriginallyasked?

2. Inthisunit,wewillbefocusingontwocrosscuttingconcepts:● CauseandEffect:Phenomenamayhavemorethanonecause,andsometimesrelationshipscan

onlybedescribedusingprobability.● StabilityandChange:Stabilitymightbedisturbedbysuddeneventsortheaccumulationof

gradualchanges.Lookingatyourclassconceptmap,giveoneexampleofhowoneofthesecrosscuttingconceptscameupintoday’stask.

3. Nowthatyouunderstandwhatprojectyou’llbeworkingonoverthecourseofthisunit,whatelsedoyouneedtoknow?Whatadditionalquestionsdoyouhave?


Task1:HeatingUp


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?EngageIntheLift-Offtask,yousawthatthebeepopulationisdeclining.Inthelastunit,youlearnedthatalgalbloomshavebeenontheriseinrecentyears.Butwhyarethesethingshappening?Whyareweseeingchangesliketheseinmanydifferentorganismsaroundtheworld?Toanswerthesequestions,wefirstneedtoinvestigatehowenvironmentsarechangingaroundtheworldandwhy.

1. Watchthefirstminuteofthefollowingvideo:https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/42/video-temperature-puzzle/.

Individually,2. Makehypotheses:

a. Whatdoyouthinkiscausingtheserisingtemperatures?

b. Whydoyouthinkrisingtemperaturesmightaffectorganisms?

3. AskingQuestions:Whatquestionscouldyouaskinordertofindoutmoreabouttheserisingtemperatures?


Task1:HeatingUp


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ExploreLikeanygoodscientist,weneedtogathermoreevidencetofigureoutwhetherglobaltemperaturesareactuallyrising,andifso,whyit’shappening.AskingQuestions:Yourteacherwillbegivingyourgrouponepieceofevidenceatatime.Foreachpieceofevidence,discusswithyourgroupandrecord:

• Whatyouthinktheevidencetellsyou• Anyquestionsyouhaveaboutthepieceofevidenceorthingsthepieceofevidencemakesyouwantto

knowmoreabout

Evidence Whatdoestheevidencetellyou? Whatadditionalquestionsdoyouhave?

Graph:Global

TemperatureChange

Graph:

TemperatureandCarbonDioxide

Experiment:TemperatureandCarbonDioxide

Graph:Carbon

EmissionsFromFossilFuels

Graph:Carbon

EmissionsFromVolcanicEruptions


Task1:HeatingUp


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ExplainNowthatyouhaveseenalltheevidence,let’sreturntoouroriginalquestionsfromtheEngage:Whatdoyouthinkiscausingtheserisingtemperatures?Whydoyouthinkrisingtemperaturesmightaffectorganisms?Drawconclusionsbyindividuallyfillingoutacauseandeffectflowchart.Youmayuseasmanyorasfewoftheboxesasyou’dlike:

LabelthearrowsabovewiththeresourcefromtheExplorethatallowedyoutomaketheconnection.UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ElaborateStabilityandChange:LookbackatthelasttwopiecesofevidenceintheExplore.Bothgraphsexaminecausesofcarbondioxideemissions.Inpartners,discuss:

1. Whichonerepresentsasuddenchange?Whichonerepresentsgradualchangesthathaveaccumulatedovertime?Explainhowyouknow.

2. Whichcauseseemstohavemoreofanimpactovertime?

RisingGlobalTemperatures


Task1:HeatingUp


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?Evaluate:ConnectingtotheCulminatingProjectYouhavebeenaskedtocreateanadvocacyvideothatdescribesthehumanimpactonanorganismandgivesapotentialsolution.Youhavebeenprovidedwithalistoforganismsthatareaffectedbyrisingtemperatures.Asagroup,selectanorganismfromthelisttofocusonforyourculminatingprojectandresearchyourorganism.Thenindividually,

ü Definetheproblem:Whatishappeningtoglobaltemperatureandwhymightitbeaproblem?ü Identifythecriteriaforasuccessfulsolution:Howwillyouknowifasolutionaddressestheproblem?ü Identifytheconstraintsofsolvingthisproblem:Whatmightmakeithardtosolvethisproblem?

ThisshouldbedoneindividuallyinyourProjectOrganizer.UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ReflectionIndividuallyreflectonTask1,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youwereaskedtohypothesizewhytemperaturesarerising.LookatyourhypothesesintheEngageandyourflowchartintheExplain.Howhasyourunderstandingchangedoverthecourseofthetask?

2. Inthistask,wefocusedonthecrosscuttingconceptof:• StabilityandChange:Stabilitymightbedisturbedbysuddeneventsortheaccumulationof

gradualchanges.WheredoyouseeexamplesofStabilityandChangeinthistask?


Task1:HeatingUp


3. Nowthatyouhavelearnedmoreabouttheriseofglobaltemperaturesanditscause,whatquestionsdoyoustillhave?


Task2:ItTakesTwo


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?EngageInthelasttask,yousawevidenceofrisingglobaltemperaturesandthefactorscausingthem.Whydoesariseinglobaltemperaturesmatter?HowmightthisimpacttheEarthanditsorganisms?Beforewecanexplorethesequestions,wefirstneedtounderstandwhatactuallyaffectsthesurvivaloforganismsonEarth.Inthistask,youwillexploreexamplesofdifferentanimalbehaviorsandplantstructuresthatalloworganismstosuccessfullysurviveandreproduce.

IntheLift-Off,youlearnedthatthebeepopulationisdeclining.Scientistssaythatbeesandfloweringplantsheavilyrelyoneachother,sothiscouldbeahugeconcern.

Inpartners,useyourpriorknowledgeofbeesandflowerstodiscussandtrytoanswerthefollowing:Whatdoyouthinkscientistsmeanwhentheysaybeesandfloweringplantsrelyoneachother?


Task2:ItTakesTwo


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ExploreToexplainthisstatementfromscientists,weneedmoreevidenceabouthowanimalbehaviorsandplantstructureshelporganisms,likebeesandfloweringplants,tosurviveandreproduce.Ingroups,visitthestationsandrecordyourevidenceinthetablebelow:

Characteristic

WhatOrganismsDo/HaveThis?

Explainhowthishelpssurvivaland/orreproduction.

NestingAnimalBehavior

MigrationAnimalBehavior

BrightFlowersPlantStructure

SexPheromonesPlantStructure

Discuss:Inwhatexamplesdidanimalbehaviorsandplantstructuresseemrelated?Explain.


Task2:ItTakesTwo


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ExplainEngaginginArgumentFromEvidence:Nowthatyouhaveseenthedifferentcharacteristicsthathelpplantsandanimalssurviveandreproduceandhowthesearerelated,let’sreturntotheEngagescenario:Scientistssaythatbeesandfloweringplantsheavilyrelyoneachother.Individually,writeanargumentthatsupportsorrefutesthisstatementusingevidencefromtheExplorestationsandyourownscientificreasoning.UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ElaborateCauseandEffect:YouknowfromtheLift-Offthatthebeepopulationisdeclining.Whatdoyouthinkislikelytohappentoplantsifthebeepopulationcontinuestodecline?Discusswithapartnerandrecordyourpredictionandreasoningbelow:


Task2:ItTakesTwo


UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?Evaluate:ConnectingtotheCulminatingProjectYouhavebeenaskedtocreateanadvocacyvideothatdescribesthehumanimpactonanorganismandgivesapotentialsolution.Consideryourchosenorganismanddoadditionalresearch,asnecessary:

ü WhatspecializedstructuresORbehaviorsdoesyourorganismhavethathelpitsurviveandreproduce?Describehowthesecharacteristicsspecificallyhelpwithsurvivaland/orreproduction.

ThisshouldbeindividuallyinyourProjectOrganizer.UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ReflectionIndividuallyreflectonTask2,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youwereaskedtoexplainwhatyouthoughtscientistsmeanwhentheysayplantsandbeesrelyoneachother.LookbackatyourresponsesintheEngageandyourargumentintheExplain.Howhasyourthinkingchangedorremainedthesameoverthecourseofthistask?

2. Inthistask,wefocusedonthecrosscuttingconceptof:• CauseandEffect:Phenomenamayhavemorethanonecauseandsometimesrelationshipscan

onlybedescribedusingprobability.WheredoyouseeexamplesofCauseandEffectinthistask?

3. Nowthatyouhavelearnedmoreaboutthecharacteristicsthataffectorganisms’survivaland

reproduction,whatquestionsdoyoustillhave?




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?EngageInTask2,youlearnedaboutthedifferentanimalbehaviorsandplantstructuresthatalloworganismstosurvive

andreproduce.Butrememberthatglobaltemperaturesarerising!Whathappensifanorganism’senvironment

changesinawaythataffectstheirbehaviorsandstructures?Inthistask,youwillinvestigatehowincreasing

temperaturesareimpactingorganismsaroundtheworld.

Manyofyouhaveheardaboutglobalwarminginthenewsorinpriorscienceclasses.Inpartners,brainstormalist

ofplantsandanimalsyou’veheardarebeingaffectedbyrisingglobaltemperatures.Foranyplantsoranimals

thatyouknowmoreabout,addadescriptionofhowtheyarebeingaffected.





ExploreCauseandEffect:Inthelasttask,yousawexamplesofspecificplantstructuresoranimalbehaviorsthathelpan

organismsurviveandreproduce.Asglobaltemperaturesrise,weareseeingtheseplantstructuresandanimal

behaviorschanginginresponse.Howdoyouthinkthisaffectsorganisms?

Asagroup,foryourCulminatingProjectyouwillbepresentingaposterataScienceConferencethatfocuseson

thequestion:Howisglobalwarmingaffectingorganismsaroundtheworld?Researchtheorganismyouchosefor

theCulminatingProjecttofigureouthowitisbeingimpactedbyrisingglobaltemperatures.Usethespacebelow

totakenotesbasedonyourresearch:

UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ExplainCauseandEffect:Nowthatyou’vedonetheresearch,it’stimetocreateyourposter!Asagroup,createaposter

thatdescribesyourorganismandtheimpactofrisingglobaltemperatures.Yourpostershouldinclude:

ü Adescriptionofyourorganism

ü Adescriptionoftheplantstructureoranimalbehaviorthathelpsitsurviveand/orreproduce

ü Anexplanationforhowitisaffectedbyglobalwarming

ü Visualsandheaderstogetyouraudienceinterested!

Preparetopresentyourpostertoyourclassmates!




UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?ElaborateWeknowthatorganismsaroundtheworldarebeingaffectedbyglobalwarming,butwhatcanwedoaboutit?

Brainstormsomepotentialsolutionstomonitorandminimizethisimpactonyourchosenorganism.Todoyour

brainstorm,usethe“DesignThinkingPost-It”Method:

1. Individually,usepost-itstowritedownanyandallideasyouhaveforsolutions.Thesedonothavetobe

wellthought-out!Thegoalistogetasmanyideasontheposteraspossible.

2. Asyouwritedownideas,postthemaspost-itsonablankposterpaper.

3. MakesureEVERYONE’Sideasandpost-itsareshared!

4. Asagroup,clustersimilarpost-itideasintogroups.

5. Discussandrecordyourtopideasinthespacebelow:

UnitEssentialQuestion:Howdohumansimpactorganismsaroundtheworldandwhatcanwedoaboutit?Evaluate:ConnectingtotheCulminatingProjectYouhavebeenaskedtocreateanadvocacyvideothatdescribesthehumanimpactonanorganismandgivesa

potentialsolution.Inthistask,youlearnedabouthowhumansareimpactingyourchosenorganismthrough

globalwarmingandarewellonyourwaytocomingupwithasolution!

ü Summarizetheideasfromyourposterhere.

o Describethefeedbackyoureceivedfrompeersandhowyouplantoreviseitbasedonthat

feedback.

ü ReturntoyourcriteriaandconstraintsthatyouidentifiedafterTask1.Basedonwhatyouhavelearned

aboutyourorganismsofar,howcanyourevisethemoraddtothem?

ThisshouldbeindividuallyinyourProjectOrganizer.





ReflectionIndividuallyreflectonTask3,usingthequestionsprovided:

1. Atthebeginningofthistask,youwereaskedtobrainstormalistofplantsandanimalsaffectedbyrising

globaltemperatures.Inwhatwaysisyourorganismbeingaffectedsimilarlyordifferentlybyglobal

warming?

2. Inthistask,wefocusedonthecrosscuttingconceptof:

• CauseandEffect:Phenomenamayhavemorethanonecause,andsometimesrelationshipscan

onlybedescribedusingprobability.

WheredoyouseeexamplesofCauseandEffectinthistask?

3. Nowthatyouhavelearnedmoreabouttheimpactsofglobalwarmingonorganisms,whatquestionsdo

youstillhave?

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